Transparency Requirements For A Sustainable Circular Economy

Transparency is key to transformation. Transparency is only achievable by means of collaboration – across teams, companies, supply chains, sectors, regions, and so forth. In a world of restricted resources but unlimited ideas, digital solutions drive business transparency and support companies in assessing the environmental, social, and economic impact of their products, processes, and systems. Companies around the globe take efforts on managing, tracking, analyzing, and reporting data across the whole value creation network.

In talk I will highlight how a holistic, circular approach enables a continuous, digital lifecycle management process that supports not only compliance with legislation, but also the sustainability of products, value chains, and brands, thus advancing businesses transparency in supply chains across operations, products, and processes.

With the talk I would like to initiate an open discussion on what is necessary and which role digitalization, blockchains and related smart contracts can and should play to facilitate transparency required for our collaborative transition to a sustainable circular economy.